Preview capsules for Week 2 of the Division III football season

Here’s a look at the Week 2 schedule in Division III football.

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Preview capsules for Week 2 of the Division III football season

Here’s a look at the Week 2 schedule in Division III football.

Campbell (1-0) at Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (1-0)

  • When: Saturday, 12 p.m. at Meredith.
  • Last Game: Campbell beat Raymond 41-0; Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough beat Fall Mountain 60-14.
  • Last Meeting: ILM won 41-14 on Nov. 15, 2009, in the Division VI quarterfinals.
  • FYI: The Cougars got a big game rushing from senior Ryan Yanuszewski (131 yards) and sophomore Keegan Mills (146) … as a team, they had 424 yards of offense … Andrew Brothers had two rushing touchdowns and caught three more for the Lakers in their opening win.

Bishop Brady (1-0) at Monadnock (1-0)

  • When: Friday, 6:30 p.m. at East Swanzey.
  • Last Game: Bishop Brady beat Farmington-Nute 59-2; Monadnock beat Newfound 48-8.
  • Last Meeting: Bishop Brady won 17-6 on Oct. 22, 2004.
  • FYI: Rich Sullivan had a monster game for the Giants, scoring six touchdowns, with at least one on offense, one on defense and one on special teams … Chandler Matson led the Huskies’ offense against Newfound, rushing for four touchdowns … this is the first meeting between the teams since both were in Division V in 2004.

Somersworth (1-0) at Stevens (1-0)

  • When: Friday, 7 p.m. at Claremont.
  • Last Game: Somersworth beat Winnisquam 46-8; Stevens beat Mascoma Valley 46-7.
  • Last Meeting: Stevens beat Somersworth 37-12 on Sept. 9, 2016.
  • FYI: Andrew McHugh scored a touchdown on each of his first three carries for the Hilltoppers and finished with 129 yards on five carries … Somersworth will play four of its remaining six games at home … Keaghan McAllister stepped up to carry the load for the Cardinals, rushing for over a hundred yards to go with three touchdowns and three two-point conversions.

Franklin (0-1) at Kearsarge (0-1)

  • When: Friday, 7 p.m. at North Sutton.
  • Last Game: Franklin lost to Epping-Newmarket 56-0; Kearsarge lost to Newport 14-12.
  • Last Meeting: Kearsarge won 47-34 on Sept. 10, 2016.
  • FYI: The Golden Tornadoes gained 111 yards on offense against Epping-Newmarket, with Mike Perry getting 69 of those on the ground … the 12 points scored by the Cougars were their lowest total since scoring six against Kennett in the Division II playoffs in 2015.

Newport (1-0) at Winnisquam (0-1)

  • When: Saturday, 1 p.m. at Tilton.
  • Last Game: Newport beat Keasarge 14-12; Winnisquam lost to Somersworth 46-8.
  • Last Meeting: Newport won 36-0 on Sept. 10, 2016.
  • FYI: John Thibault scored two touchdowns, one on a kickoff and one on an interception, in the first quarter for all the scoring the Tigers would need last week … Winnisquam’s only points against Somersworth came with no time on the clock at the end of the first half, when Evan Judkins connected with Gunner Horman for a 49-yard touchdown.

Mascoma Valley (0-1) at Raymond (0-1)

  • When: Saturday, 2 p.m. at Raymond.
  • Last Game: Mascoma Valley lost to Stevens 46-7; Raymond lost to Campbell 41-0.
  • Last Meeting: Mascoma Valley won 40-6 on Sept. 28, 2012.
  • FYI: Caleb McAlister had the lone touchdown for Mascoma Valley in last week’s loss to Stevens … Raymond had just nine yards of offense against Campbell.

Newfound (0-1) at Epping-Newmarket (1-0)

  • When: Saturday, 1 p.m. at Epping.
  • Last Game: Newfound lost to Monadnock 48-8; Epping-Newmarket beat Franklin 56-0.
  • Last Meeting: Epping-Newmarket won 26-18 on Sept. 10, 2016.
  • FYI: Newfound had just two first downs against Monadnock … Jake Bisaillon tossed six touchdown passes and threw for 293 yards for the Blue Devils, with four of those TDs going to Noah Armstrong, who had 226 receiving yards.

Fall Mountain (0-1) at Farmington-Nute (0-1)

  • When: Saturday, 1 p.m. at Farmington.
  • Last Game: Fall Mountain lost to Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough 60-14; Farmington-Nute lost to Bishop Brady 59-2.
  • Last Meeting: Farmington-Nute won 29-20 on Sept. 20, 2014.
  • FYI: Fall Mountain’s points against ILM came on a 65-yard fumble return by Alex Flynn and a touchdown pass from Jacob Shoemaker to Justin Garneau … the loss to Bishop Brady was the seventh time in nine games Farmington-Nute scored fewer than 10 points.